Evergreens

Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
HOOPSII BLUE SPRUCE
  • Narrow, pyramidal to conical conifer
  • Needles on horizontal branching are bright blue all summer
  • Lends itself to both specimen or group plantings

HEIGHT: 10-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-6 m

Picea pungens 'Iseli Fastigiate'
ISELI COLUMNAR BLUE SPRUCE
  • Very narrow dense conical conifer
  • Needles on nearly vertical branches are blue all year
  • Lends itself as a specimen in a confined area

HEIGHT: 400-450 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Picea pungens 'Montgomery'
MONTGOMERY BLUE SPRUCE
  • Very slow-growing compact cultivar with a broad cone shape
  • Blue needles hold their colour well throughout the year
  • Use as a low screen or in a rock garden

HEIGHT: 175-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 150-175 cm

Picea pungens 'Procumbens'
PROCUMBENS BLUE SPRUCE
  • Irregular prostrate habit
  • Sharp needles are powder-blue year round
  • Cascading branches, sometimes staying stiffly horizontal

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-175 cm

Picea pungens 'Sester Dwarf'
SESTER DWARF BLUE SPRUCE
  • Slow-growing, uniform, extremely compact
  • Dwarf conifer with a pyramidal habit
  • Blue needles are brightest in spring

HEIGHT: 200-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Picea pungens 'The Blues'
WEEPING BLUE SPRUCE
  • Irregular spreading form
  • Strongly weeping branches and branchlets
  • Large bright silvery-blue to blue needles

HEIGHT: 7-8 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Picea pungens 'Waldbrunn'
WALDBRUNN DWARF BLUE SPRUCE
  • Slow-growing mounding cultivar
  • Blue-gray needles
  • Horizontal branching to the ground

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 70-90 cm

Picea pungens var. 'Glauca'
BLUE COLORADO SPRUCE
  • Medium to large pyramidal conifer
  • Needles on horizontal branching are bright blue in the summer
  • Foliage becomes a duller blue in the winter

HEIGHT: 15-18 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-6 m

Pinus aristata
BRISTLECONE PINE
  • An ancient, long-living specimen
  • Open irregularly-branched growth habit
  • Blue-green needles have scattered speckles of white resin

HEIGHT: 250-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 150-200 cm

Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy'
UNCLE FOGY JACK PINE
  • Erratic growth habit
  • Pendulous, curvy branching lends a unique character to this plant
  • Pairs of needles remain green throughout the year

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Pinus cembra 'Algonquin Pillar'
ALGONQUIN PILLAR SWISS STONE PINE
  • Narrow pyramidal densely-branched habit
  • Two-toned needles are held tightly along the entire branch
  • Retains its foliage better than other pines

HEIGHT: 5-6 m  ·  SPREAD: 2-3 m

Pinus cembra 'Chalet'
CHALET SWISS STONE PINE
  • Narrow, dense, conical habit with ascending vertical branching
  • Striking blue-green long feathery needles
  • Ideal specimen for narrow locations or group together for larger areas

HEIGHT: 200-225 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Pinus cembra 'Glauca Fastigiata'
COLUMNAR BLUE SWISS STONE PINE
  • Upright narrow habit
  • Blue-green needles with silvery white undersides
  • Medium growing selection (3-4 meters over 10 years)

HEIGHT: 4-5 m  ·  SPREAD: 2-3 m

Pinus cembra 'Glauca'
BLUE SWISS STONE PINE
  • Narrow, pyramidal when young, growing rounded and more open with age
  • Bundles of five dark green to blue-green needles
  • Oblong cones are greenish-purple when young, maturing to purplish-brown

HEIGHT: 4-6 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-5 m

Pinus contorta 'Poodle Pine'
SHORE PINE
  • Height and width are dependent on pruning
  • Typically pruned into a Hindu-pan or layered "poodle" shape
  • Can have a "windswept look"

HEIGHT: 175-200 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Pinus contorta 'Spaan's Dwarf'
SPAAN'S DWARF SHORE PINE
  • Rounded form with open, upright branching
  • Closely set dark green needles
  • An irregular growth habit with dramatic character

HEIGHT: 150-175 cm  ·  SPREAD: 175-200 cm

Pinus densiflora 'Low Glow'
LOW GLOW JAPANESE RED PINE
  • A dwarf cultivar with special colour and texture
  • Dense, compact, rounded mound
  • Slow-growing

HEIGHT: 100-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera'
COMPACT TANYOSHO PINE
  • Slow-growing with upright branching
  • Forms a rounded crown when mature
  • Produces small brown cones

HEIGHT: 3-6 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-7 m

Pinus flexilis 'Extra Blue'
EXTRA BLUE LIMBER PINE
  • Pyramidal in form, with ascending branches
  • Long blue needles in clusters of five are slightly twisted or curved
  • Brown cones are long and quite resinous

HEIGHT: 11-13 m  ·  SPREAD: 9-11 m

Pinus flexilis 'Prostrata'
CREEPING LIMBER PINE
  • Prostrate weeping evergreen
  • Long blue needles, in clusters of five, are slightly twisted or curved
  • An excellent specimen in a rock garden

HEIGHT: 50-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 175-200 cm

Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
VANDERWOLF'S PYRAMID PINE
  • Large, widely pyramidal with an open growth habit
  • Long soft needles are green on top with silvery-blue undersides
  • Great as an individual specimen or in group plantings

HEIGHT: 8-10 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Pinus hakkodensis
HAKKODA PINE
  • Broad upright to oval growth habit
  • Long twisted needles with powder-blue striations
  • A slow-growing pine, suitable for rock gardens or bonsai

HEIGHT: 200-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Pinus koraiensis 'Oculus Draconis'
DRAGON'S EYE KOREAN PINE
  • Broad, openly pyramidal growth habit
  • Long curved needles have green and yellow bands
  • Needle colour will be retained year round

HEIGHT: 6-7 m  ·  SPREAD: 2-3 m

Pinus mugo 'Big Tuna'
BIG TUNA MUGO PINE
  • Wide, upright to oval growth habit
  • Long dark green needles
  • Buds are showy during the cold winter months

HEIGHT: 5-6 m  ·  SPREAD: 2-3 m